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Covenstead of a podcast about gaming and magic, where we discuss how tabletop roleplaying games and modern day magic, Wicca, and Pagan beliefs intersect. Each episode, Dannie and Todd share their insights and ideas to help themselves and others learn more about what we have in common with each other.
Saturday Apr 12, 2025
Saturday Apr 12, 2025
Do you really need system mastery in order to run a game? Play a game? Or can you really just fake it until someone notices? That's exactly what we're talking about in this episode and it turns out this is just one form of game mastery available in our quiver of techniques.
Some of the things we talk about in this episode are the Dune TTRPG, Dungeon World, Earthdawn, Night Witches, Parselings, Rifts, Slaying the Dragon, and When We Were Wizards.
We has the social medias! Join us on Discord and/or Facebook to discuss this episode and other topics about witchcraft and tabletop gaming.
Todd’s Website: https://brokenrulergames.net
Dannie’s Website: https://www.danielledelisle.com
Ironbound: Guardians of Novala: https://brokenrulergames.net/igon
New Episodes of Covenstead launch on New and Full Moons.
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Ostara, the Pagan holiday of renewal and the awakening of nature, was this past week and it's got Dannie and Todd talking about how they are marking this time of year. (This episode was originally scheduled to release BEFORE Ostara but was delayed due to Breakout prep. Sorry, covenmates.)
We has the social medias! Join us on Discord and/or Facebook to discuss this episode and other topics about witchcraft and tabletop gaming.
Todd’s Website: https://brokenrulergames.net
Dannie’s Website: https://www.danielledelisle.com
Ironbound: Guardians of Novala: https://brokenrulergames.net/igon
New Episodes of Covenstead launch on New and Full Moons.
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Since we've established communication as a vital part of the group experience (be it gaming or magic-related), we need to get into the importance of feedback in the conversation. Dannie and Todd provide their recommendations for providing, processing, and accepting feedback in your games.
The things we talked about this episode are Breakout Con, the Dune TTRPG, High Plains Samurai, and Pandora: Total Destruction.
We has the social medias! Join us on Discord and/or Facebook to discuss this episode and other topics about witchcraft and tabletop gaming.
Todd’s Website: https://brokenrulergames.net
Dannie’s Website: https://www.danielledelisle.com
Ironbound: Guardians of Novala: https://brokenrulergames.net/igon
New Episodes of Covenstead launch on New and Full Moons.
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Welcome to a special sneak preview of Todd's upcoming TTRPG interview podcast, Cut the Crap with Todd Crapper. In this first episode, he talks with five guests - Sean P. Kelley (Gaming & BS), Michael Ross (The RPG Academy), Chris Sniezak (Misdirected Mark), Daniel Kwan, (Asians Represent), and Alex Roberts (Backstory) - about their podcasting histories, insights, and recommendations.
If you enjoyed this preview but have never listened to the Covenstead podcast, check out more episodes right here on Podbean or wherever else you get your pods.
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
How do you use questions to drive the game forward? It's a question that leads to more questions and these are ones Dannie and Todd both ask and answer as a crossover episode with Todd's upcoming new podcast, Cut the Crap with Todd Crapper. (Be sure to check out the special preview that launched on the same day as this episode.)
We has the social medias! Join us on Discord and/or Facebook to discuss this episode and other topics about witchcraft and tabletop gaming.
Todd’s Website: https://brokenrulergames.net
Dannie’s Website: https://www.danielledelisle.com
Ironbound: Guardians of Novala: https://brokenrulergames.net/igon
New Episodes of Covenstead launch on New and Full Moons.
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Uh-oh! Todd's thinking about making a GM-less game and isn't sure how to do it. So he and Dannie talk about games that do not require a Game Master/Moderator, including gamebooks and solo board games.
The games we talked about this episode are A Single Moment/Reflections, Artisans of Splendent Vale, Bitches in the Club, Blades in the Dark, Breakout Con (convention), By the General's Hand, Castle Ravenloft (board game), Choose Your Own Adventure (gamebook series), Dialect, Dread, Endless Quests (gamebook series), Fall of Magic, Fiasco, For The Queen, Killshot, Lone Wolf (gamebook series), Mansion of Madness, Pandemic, Space Bounty Blues, Star Crossed, T.I.M.E. Stories, Warlock of Firetop Mountain, and Wreckland Run.
We has the social medias! Join us on Discord and/or Facebook to discuss this episode and other topics about witchcraft and tabletop gaming.
Todd’s Website: https://brokenrulergames.net
Dannie’s Website: https://www.danielledelisle.com
Ironbound: Guardians of Novala: https://brokenrulergames.net/igon
New Episodes of Covenstead launch on New and Full Moons.
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Knowing the intent behind a moment, a scene, a session, even the whole damn storyline can avoid a lot of problems and rewrites. After discussing some of our most dreaded RPG horror stories last episode, Dannie and Todd get into how knowing and expressing your intent can improve your gaming and magic experiences.
We has the social medias! Join us on Discord and/or Facebook to discuss this episode and other topics about witchcraft and tabletop gaming.
Todd’s Website: https://brokenrulergames.net
Dannie’s Website: https://www.danielledelisle.com
Ironbound: Guardians of Novala: https://brokenrulergames.net/igon
New Episodes of Covenstead launch on New and Full Moons.
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
In the spirit of Samhain and Halloween, Dannie and Todd share a couple of their RPG horror stories - times when a game went so wrong that it scared them into playing better.
In this episode, we discussed the following games: Aberrant, Dark Sun, the Dune RPG, Earthdawn, Ravenloft, Rifts, and Vampire: the Masquerade
We has the social medias! Join us on Discord and/or Facebook to discuss this episode and other topics about witchcraft and tabletop gaming.
Todd’s Website: https://brokenrulergames.net
Dannie’s Website: https://www.danielledelisle.com
Ironbound: Guardians of Novala: https://brokenrulergames.net/igon
New Episodes of Covenstead launch on New and Full Moons.
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
The art of meditation and achieving focus is something practiced by millions - maybe even billions - of people around the world and it's one of the few things that connect us. Whether you meditate as part of your religious practice or for therapeutic reasons, Dannie and Todd share their experiences both past and present.
We has the social medias! Join us on Discord and/or Facebook to discuss this episode and other topics about witchcraft and tabletop gaming.
Todd’s Website: https://brokenrulergames.net
Dannie’s Website: https://www.danielledelisle.com
Ironbound: Guardians of Novala: https://brokenrulergames.net/igon
New Episodes of Covenstead launch on New and Full Moons.
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Ever had an idea for a game, story, or other piece of art... but didn't know what to do with it? Brainstorming with someone you trust can help when you're in a creative jam and that's exactly what Dannie and Todd do in this episode.
Check out Dannie's new project with Christopher Grey, Lacuna, at https://www.lacunaworld.com/
We has the social medias! Join us on Discord and/or Facebook to discuss this episode and other topics about witchcraft and tabletop gaming.
Todd’s Website: https://brokenrulergames.net
Dannie’s Website: https://www.danielledelisle.com
Ironbound: Guardians of Novala: https://brokenrulergames.net/igon
New Episodes of Covenstead launch on New and Full Moons.